Every blog needs a beginning. Here are a few beginnings from some of my favourite books: Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected. The Art of War, Sun Tzu Translated by Lionel Giles, edited by James Clavell I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood...